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American dentist Walter Palmer became a contender for “most hated person on Earth” when it was revealed he lured a beloved lion named Cecil out of a…

Congressman Bill Keating joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan to discuss his thoughts on the Obama Administration’s Iran nuclear deal, a Congressional…

Casino magnate Steve Wynn offered Mayor Martin J. Walsh a nine figure sum to settle his lawsuit over Wynn’s casino license in Everett, the Mayor said on…

During the course of President Obama’s visit to Kenya—his father’s homeland—there was one issue where Obama bristled noticeably with government officials…

It’s the battle of comfort foods versus uncomfortable foods on Boston Public Radio’s News Quiz this week. On one side, James DiSabatino of Roxy’s Grilled…

Last summer, a bitter family feud between the DeMoulas family over who would take control of their family business—the Market Basket supermarket…

White House aide Rob Porter had to resign this week after allegations surfaced that he abused his ex-wives. We opened the lines to hear if you think the Me Too movement has finally come to the White House. Plus, Trenni Kusnierek from the Olympics, medical ethicist Art Caplan, Emily Rooney, Callie Crossley, and Joanne Chang and Christopher Myers joined us for a special Valentines news quiz.

It seems like all of Trump's aides and advisors start to sound like Trump after joining his administration. We opened the lines to hear what you think about Trump's staff subsuming his personality? Have you have you ever taken on your boss' personality? Plus, Alex Beam, Andrea Cabral, Paul Reville, and Gar Alperovitz on his involvement with the Pentagon Papers.

Amazon is starting to force their employees to wear wristbands so they can track their every movement. We opened the lines to hear about your experiences with micromanaging management. Plus, Trenni Kusnierek, Andy Inhatko, John Gruber, and John Gruber.

It seems that Hollywood can't stop taking every precious novel we hold dear and trying to turn it into the next big TV or movie. This time the powers that be have decided to test their luck in a new TV adaptation of the beloved John Updike's "Rabbit' series. In honor of this announcement, we opened the lines to hear about your favorite and least favorite book adaptations. Plus, Nancy Koehn, Corby Kummer, John King, Bob Thompson, and Carol Rose and Rahsaan Hall from the ACLU.

We went to the phones to hear why you thought the Patriots lost last night's Super Bowl. Plus, our weekly political roundtable, Charlie Sennott on North Korea, All Revved Up, and Andris Nelson joined us to celebrate Leipzig Week.